Tax on Water Bottlers

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Nestle should pay 5 cents per gallon to produce bottled water using the Great Lakes as a resource unique to Michigan.

http://bit.ly/ProduceBottledWater

Residents want infrastructure, but not the tax hikes involved

I hope that passes.

If not I hope Michigan at least places a moratorium on expanding pumping for bottled water to look at whether it makes sense for the State to be giving away this vital natural resource for free.

More info on the proposal:

Bill would hit Nestle with $20M annual state bottled water tax
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/...water_tax.html

For context:

Why Nestle pays next to nothing for Michigan groundwater
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/...to_nothin.html

Nestle wants more Michigan water
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/c...ater/98696462/